Thursday and Monday, the days *** that have been singled out for great honor (Reading from al-Harasi’s and Ibn ‘Isa’s commentary on the hadith of deeds being presented to the Messenger of Allah on Monday and Thursday, and an explanation of its sources)
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The Shaykh :“In the week there are two days” meaning: in the week.
“Thursday and Monday, the days *** that have been singled out for great honor”
Deeds are presented to the Messenger on Monday and Thursday, but it is authentic that deeds are presented to Allah on Monday and Thursday. Do you have a commentary on this hadith?
The student: The latter.
The Shaykh : Yes, that deeds are presented to the Messenger on Monday and Thursday.
The student: No, he did not explain it...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, who is this from?
The student: Al-Harasi, he says...
The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: The hadith of Anas, the hadith of the Night Journey.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: “What Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated in the hadith of the Night Journey, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Musa on the night he was taken up in ascension, and he was standing by his grave praying. There is no doubt that prayer consists of movements and words, and it is not conceivable that it would occur from a dead person, so attributing it to the dead is the very essence of the impossible”. He returned to mention it, saying: “As for the hadith of Anas, its report is not authentic”. This is in the response to it.
The Shaykh : Yes, in my opinion he says this, and Ibn al-Qayyim responded to it regarding the vision of the one who spoke with Allah, but the latter.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The student: He said about it, O Shaykh, and on this basis the rest of the hadiths are understood, meaning, that is enough...
Another student : ...
The Shaykh : And what does Ibn ‘Isa say? What does he say?
The student: “... that the deeds of the servants are presented to him on Thursday and Friday. Here he says: The commentator confused the two hadiths”
The Shaykh : Confused what? Confused the commentator?
The student: “The commentator confused the two hadiths. The hadith of deeds being presented to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not mention Thursday and Monday... My life is better for you... and it will happen to you. If I die, my death will be better for you. Your deeds will be presented to me, and if I see good, I will praise Allah, and if I see evil, I will seek forgiveness from Allah for you”. Ibn Sa‘d narrated it in *al-Tabaqat* from Bakr ibn Abdullah al-Muzani as a mursal report, and al-Hafiz ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi included it in his book *Fadl al-Salah ‘ala al-Nabi* (The Virtue of Sending Blessings upon the Prophet) from Bakr ibn Abdullah al-Muzani as a mursal report through two chains. Al-Bazzar narrated it as a connected report from Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, and al-Hafiz al-Heithami said: Its narrators are the narrators of a sahih hadith, so it is a sound hadith, and it is what the commentator intended. The hadith of deeds being presented to Allah the Exalted, which mentions Monday and Thursday, was narrated by Muslim in his *Sahih* and by al-Nasa‘i from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) with the wording: And in another narration: Muwatta Malik 47:17.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: And he mentioned among them, O Shaykh... here in the response
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: He said: “As for the hadith of the deeds of the servants being presented to him, it has come in wordings such that anyone who reflects on them will not doubt that it is false and fabricated. None of the authors of the authentic collections narrated it; rather, the author of *al-Firdaws* narrated it with a broken chain, and in some narrations it is reported as a mawquf report from Anas. Here is the text of the hadith: “
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: “ And his life was a good for his Ummah without dispute; he guided them to righteousness and led them to places of success and good. But how can his death be a good for them, when his Companions realized the magnitude of the tragedy in it and considered the calamity great, until the strongest of them in spirit, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), fainted from the shock of the loss? There is no doubt that his loss (peace and blessings be upon him) was the greatest of the calamities that befell this Ummah. Then what is the benefit of deeds being presented to him when he is not responsible for them, nor tasked with counting, writing, or raising them to Allah, for angels are assigned to all of that? And how can it be conceivable that Allah the Mighty and Majestic would distress His Prophet, sadden his heart, and spoil for him what he is in of various types of pleasure by presenting to him the harvest of people’s evils and sins? Is it not enough what he bore in his life of various hardships and great sacrifices? And the hadith also contains an admission of sins and an invitation to them, because if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) will seek forgiveness for the sinners of his Ummah whenever their deeds are presented to him, and there is no doubt that his seeking forgiveness is a cause for forgiveness, then no one would be harmed by the sin he commits. And it contradicts the authentic hadiths that indicate that he does not know anything of the state of his Ummah after his death. And it came in the hadith of the Pool: أنه يرد عليه أناس من أمته الحوض وأنه يهم ليسقيهم فتجيء الملائكة وتذودهم عن الحوض، فيقول الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم: هؤلاء أصحابي هم، فيقال له: إنك لا تدري ما أحدثوا بعدك، فيقول: سحقا وبعدا لمن أحدث بعدي ويتلوا قوله تعالى وكنت عليهم شهيدا ما دمت فيهم فلما توفيتني كنت أنت الرقيبُ عليهم
الشيخ : الرقيبَ عليهم، هذا كلام الهراس.
طيب، على كل حال في النفس منه شيء أن الأعمال تعرض على الرسول في يوم الاثنين والخميس، فإن ورد فيه حديث فلعله انقلب على الراوي، وأراد أن ينقل ما يعرض على الله يوم الإثنين والخميس إلى أن يعرض على الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم.
الطالب : ...
الشيخ : نعم؟
الطالب : وهذا وعرض الأعمال
الشيخ : سيأتينا إن شاء الله. That people from his Ummah will be brought to him at the Pool, and he will be eager to give them drink, but the angels will drive them away from the Pool. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) will say: These are my companions. It will be said to him: You do not know what they have done after you. He will say: Woe and far be it from the one who innovates after me. And he will recite the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them. But when I was taken up, it was You who was the Watcher over them.” The Shaykh: “The Watcher over them.” This is the speech of al-Harasi. Well, in any case, there is something in my mind about deeds being presented to the Messenger on Monday and Thursday. If a hadith has come regarding it, perhaps it was reversed on the narrator, and he intended to convey what is presented to Allah on Monday and Thursday to be presented to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The student: ... The Shaykh: Yes? The student: And this and the presentation of deeds. The Shaykh: It will come to us, if Allah wills.
“Thursday and Monday, the days *** that have been singled out for great honor”
Deeds are presented to the Messenger on Monday and Thursday, but it is authentic that deeds are presented to Allah on Monday and Thursday. Do you have a commentary on this hadith?
The student: The latter.
The Shaykh : Yes, that deeds are presented to the Messenger on Monday and Thursday.
The student: No, he did not explain it...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, who is this from?
The student: Al-Harasi, he says...
The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: The hadith of Anas, the hadith of the Night Journey.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: “What Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated in the hadith of the Night Journey, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Musa on the night he was taken up in ascension, and he was standing by his grave praying. There is no doubt that prayer consists of movements and words, and it is not conceivable that it would occur from a dead person, so attributing it to the dead is the very essence of the impossible”. He returned to mention it, saying: “As for the hadith of Anas, its report is not authentic”. This is in the response to it.
The Shaykh : Yes, in my opinion he says this, and Ibn al-Qayyim responded to it regarding the vision of the one who spoke with Allah, but the latter.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The student: He said about it, O Shaykh, and on this basis the rest of the hadiths are understood, meaning, that is enough...
Another student : ...
The Shaykh : And what does Ibn ‘Isa say? What does he say?
The student: “... that the deeds of the servants are presented to him on Thursday and Friday. Here he says: The commentator confused the two hadiths”
The Shaykh : Confused what? Confused the commentator?
The student: “The commentator confused the two hadiths. The hadith of deeds being presented to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not mention Thursday and Monday... My life is better for you... and it will happen to you. If I die, my death will be better for you. Your deeds will be presented to me, and if I see good, I will praise Allah, and if I see evil, I will seek forgiveness from Allah for you”. Ibn Sa‘d narrated it in *al-Tabaqat* from Bakr ibn Abdullah al-Muzani as a mursal report, and al-Hafiz ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi included it in his book *Fadl al-Salah ‘ala al-Nabi* (The Virtue of Sending Blessings upon the Prophet) from Bakr ibn Abdullah al-Muzani as a mursal report through two chains. Al-Bazzar narrated it as a connected report from Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, and al-Hafiz al-Heithami said: Its narrators are the narrators of a sahih hadith, so it is a sound hadith, and it is what the commentator intended. The hadith of deeds being presented to Allah the Exalted, which mentions Monday and Thursday, was narrated by Muslim in his *Sahih* and by al-Nasa‘i from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) with the wording:
Deeds are presented on every Thursday and Monday, and Allah forgives every servant who does not associate anything with Allah except a man who had enmity with his brother. It is said: Look at these two until they reconcile. Look at these two until they reconcile.
تعرض الأعمال في كل يوم خميس واثنين فيغفر الله لكل عبد لا يشرك بالله شيئا إلا رجلا كانت بينه وبين أخيه من شحناء، فيقال: انظروا هذين حتى يصطلحا انظروا هذين حتى يصطلحاThe doors of the Garden are opened on Monday and Thursday
تفتح أبواب الجنة يوم الإثنين ويوم الخميسThe Shaykh : Yes.
The student: And he mentioned among them, O Shaykh... here in the response
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: He said: “As for the hadith of the deeds of the servants being presented to him, it has come in wordings such that anyone who reflects on them will not doubt that it is false and fabricated. None of the authors of the authentic collections narrated it; rather, the author of *al-Firdaws* narrated it with a broken chain, and in some narrations it is reported as a mawquf report from Anas. Here is the text of the hadith:
My life is better for you and my death is better for you. Your deeds will be presented to me, and if I find good, I will praise Allah, and if I find evil, I will seek forgiveness for you.
حياتي خير لكم ومماتي خير لكم، تعرض عليّ أعمالكم فإن وجدت خيرا حمدت الله وإن وجدت شرا استغفرت لكمThe Shaykh : Yes
The student: “ And his life was a good for his Ummah without dispute; he guided them to righteousness and led them to places of success and good. But how can his death be a good for them, when his Companions realized the magnitude of the tragedy in it and considered the calamity great, until the strongest of them in spirit, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), fainted from the shock of the loss? There is no doubt that his loss (peace and blessings be upon him) was the greatest of the calamities that befell this Ummah. Then what is the benefit of deeds being presented to him when he is not responsible for them, nor tasked with counting, writing, or raising them to Allah, for angels are assigned to all of that? And how can it be conceivable that Allah the Mighty and Majestic would distress His Prophet, sadden his heart, and spoil for him what he is in of various types of pleasure by presenting to him the harvest of people’s evils and sins? Is it not enough what he bore in his life of various hardships and great sacrifices? And the hadith also contains an admission of sins and an invitation to them, because if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) will seek forgiveness for the sinners of his Ummah whenever their deeds are presented to him, and there is no doubt that his seeking forgiveness is a cause for forgiveness, then no one would be harmed by the sin he commits. And it contradicts the authentic hadiths that indicate that he does not know anything of the state of his Ummah after his death. And it came in the hadith of the Pool: أنه يرد عليه أناس من أمته الحوض وأنه يهم ليسقيهم فتجيء الملائكة وتذودهم عن الحوض، فيقول الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم: هؤلاء أصحابي هم، فيقال له: إنك لا تدري ما أحدثوا بعدك، فيقول: سحقا وبعدا لمن أحدث بعدي ويتلوا قوله تعالى وكنت عليهم شهيدا ما دمت فيهم فلما توفيتني كنت أنت الرقيبُ عليهم
الشيخ : الرقيبَ عليهم، هذا كلام الهراس.
طيب، على كل حال في النفس منه شيء أن الأعمال تعرض على الرسول في يوم الاثنين والخميس، فإن ورد فيه حديث فلعله انقلب على الراوي، وأراد أن ينقل ما يعرض على الله يوم الإثنين والخميس إلى أن يعرض على الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم.
الطالب : ...
الشيخ : نعم؟
الطالب : وهذا وعرض الأعمال
الشيخ : سيأتينا إن شاء الله. That people from his Ummah will be brought to him at the Pool, and he will be eager to give them drink, but the angels will drive them away from the Pool. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) will say: These are my companions. It will be said to him: You do not know what they have done after you. He will say: Woe and far be it from the one who innovates after me. And he will recite the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them. But when I was taken up, it was You who was the Watcher over them.” The Shaykh: “The Watcher over them.” This is the speech of al-Harasi. Well, in any case, there is something in my mind about deeds being presented to the Messenger on Monday and Thursday. If a hadith has come regarding it, perhaps it was reversed on the narrator, and he intended to convey what is presented to Allah on Monday and Thursday to be presented to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The student: ... The Shaykh: Yes? The student: And this and the presentation of deeds. The Shaykh: It will come to us, if Allah wills.